I recently picked up three records that I'm really enjoying. I highly recommend checking them out:
* Pat Metheny - Unity Band
* James Muller - Kaboom
* Mike Stern - All Over The Place

I'm not saying you're wrong, but why is that acceptable? It's not "legal" either. The only reason I don't feel that it's the same, is that cassette tapes are of inferior quality to the original records. And usually, it would be the same cassette that was passed around, not multiple copies...

The way it used to be done is, the leader of the band would give you a cassette tape of all the songs to learn, or charts. But sharing music between musicians for the purpose of learning songs is not the big problem anyway.

http://thetrichordist.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/letter-to-emily-white-at-npr-all-songs-considered/ The existential questions that your generation gets to answer are these: Why do we value the network and hardware that delivers music but not the music itself? Why are we willing to pay for computers, i...

I think jazz can be played on anything; from electronic drums to paint buckets. Do I prefer acoustic drums? Of course. Nothing like them. Visually, or sonically. I think electronic drums will definitely become more popular though. Especially with all these kids who are growing up with those video ga...

Simon Phillips said something similar in an interview I read many years ago. He was describing the drum pattern in "Face The Face" that he played (Pete Townshend song). Something about playing the bass drum and snare as half-notes and letting the groove breathe.

wow... great playing, DSOP..... Ya know, I wonder if Steve's playing would be very close to where it is today, had he taken the Freddie Hubbard gig, instead of detouring through Montrose & Journey. I also miss the style from Players, Vital Info Orion/Global Beat/Fiafiaga periods. Thanks! I thin...